St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-16

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The investiga-
ton as to the mental condition of Mrs. En-
mons was continued to-day in the old cir
cult court room, which was crowded to the
point of discomfort, the ladies, as usual of
late, composing the larger part of the audi
ence. Mrs. EmmonS
RESUMED HER STORY.
She said that when she gave up her bath
room to the servants, her husband threatened
TO put her into a lunatic asylum. This fright
ened her, for she Saw by his manner that he
meant what he said. When her husband
went away that morning she sent at once for
James Lowndes, lawyer. Sne told him of
the circumstances relating to her husbands
correspondence with the Philadelphia woman,
and then placed the papers in his hands. Il
told him. said the witness, THAT if / were
mad or dead or put in a lunatic asylum that
he would have to vindcate me before the
world, and put out those letters to show why
! was confined" When her husband came
home she told him what She had done. Ho
did not say anything, but pulled his mustache
vigorously. great laughter Subsequently
her husband told her he wanted her to use
those letters to
GET A DIVORCE.
She told him she would do nothing as long
as his mother lived to give her sorrow. He
then ordered her TO get divorce, and she
said she would. He said he would give her
ready as much hers as his, and promised her
a number of things, which were already hers.
"On one OCCASION" continued the witness,
''Dr. Sims called upon me, bringing that man
DR.. KempSter-cOnfOund him-I-I-well, l
wont say it, but ii is through him that Mr..
Emmons has got into this mess. Either that,
or Mr.. Emnons is insane hiu se.f' This WAS
too much for the gravity OF the audience. and
another laugh broke out. about the broken
thermometer story, the witness said, II had
had laVlp- fif1nn andy
when it was broken, for used to put it out
of the window to see how cold it was and thus
CATCH GEN HAZEN."
Great laughter greeted this sally, the mar
shal laughing so hard that he could not rap
for order for some time Speaking of the
Christ child incident she said the little col
ored boy Arnold came to where she was Sit
ting and asked when she was going to light
the tree. She took the child upon her lap
and then "thiS kempster" began asking her
foolish questions. She told him about the
Christmas tree and the German fable about
the Christ child. He said, 'how you en-
dure o be fond of u little nigger!" l replied,
this child saves me much. This is my little
Christ child. 1t saves me much" Then l
commenced to
BLUFF THE STUPID MAN.
He hadn't wit enough to understand. He
did not even ask me what meant He just
took it ali in She continued: THAT child
did save much and l knew it when l said it.
Because, if l wanted anything he would trot
down stairs and tell his mother. He saved
me in labor; saved ME in work. 1 said it
was my Christ child, for got the Christmas
tree upon his account, made him an
excuse Tor having the tree" Here Mrs.
Emnons looked straight at Mr.. Garnett and
asked: "Does the black rub off from n
clean negro child?' Then she went on:
- "You said yes by nodding your head. Does
1t? I say it does not. would like to know
when people are dead and have laid Off their
skins whether it makes any difference to God
whether their skins are black or white?''
"That's a question: said Mrs. Emmons,
''that ought to be answered by u Bostonian."
The witness said that Mr.. Emmons
had come to her house after the illegal
separation" she supposed 1t was.
He used to come to the basement door,
and she told him that if he came there he
must come in the front door like others and
send her card. He did not stay all night
because she would not let him. He came
there and remained late. When she spoke to
him he said: 1T is late now and / do not
want to be seen going out" II said he
couldn't stay; 1t
WOULDN'T BE THE PROPER THING.
He said he couldn't 20. I said, Very well.
then III go to a hotel He locked the door
and l called up the servants. He said to
them, Don't let her go out l suppose l
was insane then. Which was the most in
sane, !, who was in my own house, or he,who
pushed his way i'll there? / took the key
from him and unlocked the door,
''Did he go?" asked Mr.. Garnett.
"Yes, he went" said she with laugh.
Mrs. Emmons then sarcastically described
her husbands soicitude about her trip to
Bloomingdale, and concluded by declaring
she was repeatedly drugged with whisky. so
that it was comparatively easy to get her into
Bloomingdale asylum. Her touching descrip-
tions Of her struggles and protests AGAINST
confinement made a deep impression upon
the audience.